Maintaining Campus Community During the 2024 Election: A Guide for Leaders, Faculty, and Staff

In 2016, the toxicity on many college campuses surrounding the presidential election caught administrators unprepared. Some students–as well as faculty and staff–pushed the boundaries of acceptable campus speech in new ways that were not always clearly delineated by existing policy or precedent. The 2020 election coincided with social distancing and, consequently, much less on-campus political activism. This combination of events leaves many campuses ill-prepared for the 2024 election.